# Landakottai Village, Vedasandur, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/vedasandur/landakottai/ Village · Vedasandur, Dindigul # Landakottai Landakottai is a village in Vedasandur sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624620**. The 2011 Census counted **5,835 people in 1,405 households**, the 17th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 5,835people (2011) - 1,405households - 69.4%literacy - 624620PIN code ## Landakottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Landakottai is 624620.** Landakottai falls in Vedasandur sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624620 - Gram panchayatLandakottai - Community development blockGuziliamparai - Census village code635237 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Landakottai from nearby towns? - Vedasandur (sub-district HQ)57 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)67 km by road - Palayam (nearest town)11 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Landakottai? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Landakottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Karur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palayam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Landakottai known for? The main crops are **maize, paddy and ground nut**. Products made here include weaving products, baskets and mat. About 36% of the 1,727 hectares of village land is sown, and 169 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Landakottai Of every 100 households in Landakottai in 2011, 97 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Landakottai · ■ Vedasandur rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **86% Toilet within the home ****10%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **84% Tap water ****89%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **73% Use banking services ****39%** **49% Television ****83%** **77% Mobile phone ****68%** **59% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****34%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **9% Own their home ****92%** **93% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Landakottai? ■ Landakottai · ■ Vedasandur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991** **899 Working population ****55.4%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.7% for men and 59.3% for women. 63% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 462 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,093 (34%) · **■** Household industry 24 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,320 (41%) · **■** Marginal 335 (10%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Vedasandur - Vadugambadi6,515 people - Marambadi6,363 people - Tennampatti5,937 people - Mallapuram5,933 people - Kottanatham5,792 people - Puthur5,756 people - Sriramapuram5,649 people - Nallamanarkottai5,448 people [All 67 villages in Vedasandur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/vedasandur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Landakottai?624620 - How far is Landakottai from Dindigul?67 km by road - What is the population of Landakottai?5,835 (Census 2011) - Which district is Landakottai in?Dindigul district (Vedasandur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Landakottai?69.4% (Census 2011)